City, University of London Hiring for Enterprise Education Projects Officer – Workspace Job at London, England , UK Full Time

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university.

Background

We are seeking a Enterprise Education Projects Officer – Workspace to join City’s award winning Entrepreneurship Education Team (also known as CityStarters).

Situated at the City Launch Lab, City’s very own co-working and incubation space providing up to 40 desk spaces for early stage City startups, the team are tasked with inspiring and supporting the next generation of student and graduate entrepreneurs.

The post holder will work side by side with the Entrepreneurship Education team and City’s most promising Graduate Startups, providing a first line of support to the community.

Internal applicants are advised to inform their line manager before completing their application.

Responsibilities

The appointed Startup Incubator Support Officer will assist and support entrepreneurial initiatives and projects integral to Entrepreneurship Education at City. They will play a significant role in coordinating key programmes including the City Launch Lab accelerator programme and mentoring scheme, in addition to undertaking general administrative duties that ensure the Launch Lab is functional and inspirational for student and graduate entrepreneurs. They will work side by side with the Entrepreneurship Education team and City’s most promising Graduate Startups, providing a first line of support to the community.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or have equivalent professional experience, with Knowledge or experience of the startup environment and/or entrepreneurship education. They will be a keen problem solver, with the ability to deliver excellent customer/ community service. They will have excellent planning and organisational skills, in addition to being proactive, driven with the ability to take the initiative to make things happen. They will, be creative and innovative in event production support and space management. They will be an effective and engaging communicator, with a passion and enthusiasm for supporting entrepreneurs to achieve their ambitions.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

Closing date: Monday 22nd August 2022 at 11:59pm.

Interviews are scheduled for w/c 29th August 2022.

To apply and for more information about the post please use the links below.

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We welcome applications regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or social class. For more information on our approaches to encouraging an inclusive environment, please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Pages.

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